Army - Finance Operations Executive

Ministry of Defence; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Defence is seeking a finance professional to manage ARRC's substantial budget, ensure accurate reporting, and engage with multiple stakeholders. This role offers an opportunity for significant impact within a dynamic environment, supporting financial strategies in a critical governmental function.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave

Highly competitive pension scheme

Personal and professional development

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced parental leave

6 days special leave for volunteering

Qualifications

• Strong communicator with good presentation skills.
• Ability to work flexibly in fast-paced financial environments.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and monitor the financial planning of ARRC’s multi-million pound budget.
• Compile monthly forecasts and finance briefs for senior management.

Skills

Communication

Planning and Organisational Skills

Collaboration

Education

Level 4 qualification in accounting

Job description

Location

Innsworth, Gloucester, GL3 1HW

We are passionate about Smarter Working and believe that a combination of flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance, while ensuing you deliver your outcomes effectively and efficiently – we expect you to know where to be to have the most impact, balancing your individual needs with that of your team and the organisation. However, recognising the benefits of face to face working, especially for new joiners, there is an expectation that you would be in the office at least 60% of the time (3 days a week).

About the job

Job summary

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants! Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 12,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army.

HQ ARRC (Allied Rapid Reaction Corps) sits within the Field (Fd) Army structure, which is part of the Army and a major part of the MOD.

HQ ARRC provides NATO with a rapidly deployable, flexible HQ that can act as a Joint, Land or Corps HQ for operations and crisis response. Its multi-national ethos, combination of cultures and innovation, strong professional reputation in NATO and proven track record in interoperability are unique among its High Readiness Force (Land) (HRF(L)) peers.

Please be advised that the Army is conducting a review of its current Finance Operating Model. At the time of advertisement this post is deemed to have an enduring requirement and it is not anticipated that this post will be likely to change in the immediate future, however, is in scope of the ongoing review.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Are you the sort of person that likes to solve problems, pays attention to detail and is unafraid of spreadsheets? If so, this could be the job for you.

You will be responsible for the co-ordination, monitoring and financial planning of all budget and finance issues directly associated with the ARRC. Reporting to the Field Army (Grade 7) Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for managing ARRC’s multi-million pound in-year budget highlighting the key risks, issues and opportunities for senior management, which will involve presenting complex financial information.

Key responsibilities:

• Regularly work with colleagues in all parts of ARRC and with the Field Army’s Finance Business Partner.
• Keep abreast of team and Departmental activities and priorities to support the efficient management of ARRC budget.
• Build and sustain strong working relationships within the ARRC and externally with the Field Army.
• Ensure that financial information is accurate, timely, and complete, and that reporting requirements relating to in-year financial management and annual budget planning are met.
• You will be responsible for the co-ordination, monitoring and financial planning of all budget and finance issues directly associated with ARRC.

Managing ARRC’s in-year budget:

• Hold regular meetings with ARRC team heads to plan and monitor spend against funding bids.
• Compile monthly forecasts for Director ARRC to approve before submitting the final version to the Field Army, Finance Business
• Partner.
• Compile the monthly finance brief for ARRC senior management.
• Support the ARRC Business Manager with headcount planning.
• Review of ARRC business cases for expenditure proposals and provide financial input regarding affordability.
• Provide support for savings and costings exercises.
• Act as primary contact for financial issues in ARRC.

Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) planning round submissions and costing of new expenditure proposals:

• Work with ARRC section heads to review proposed spend for future years.
• Staffing of ABC plan to COS, ARRC before submission to the Field Army, Higher Level Budget.
• Completion of ABC Workbooks including checking of headcount figures.
• Costing of new expenditure proposals to be included in the ABC submission.
• Liaison with Finance Business Partner.

Contracting, Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) super user:

• Provision of advice to ARRC users on CP&F issues.
• Creation of new contract and contract amendment requisitions.
• Raising of purchase requisitions and receipting.
• New user requests.

Person specification

Essential skills required:

• Strong communicator, able to communicate at all levels and good presentation skills.
• Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to develop collaborative relationships with a range of stakeholders and teams.
• Experienced planning and organisational skills in a fast-paced financial environment and experience of delivery and meeting tight deadlines within changing priorities.

Desirable skills:

• Level 4 qualification in accounting such as Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) or Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB)/Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) or currently working towards such training.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Working Together

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.

Other benefits for Army civil servants include:

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Highly competitive pension scheme
• Personal and professional development of skills
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
• Learning and Development

Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 4th July 2025

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.